Immigration Staff Attorney - Individual Rights & Social Justice

Full-time

No

##### Immigration Staff Attorney - Individual Rights & Social Justice

**Overview**

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, and to thrive. Since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. We are now hiring a full-time Staff Attorney to join the Individual Rights & Social Justice Practice Group in our Legal Aid Society team!

**Job Responsibilities**

- Using client-centered trauma-informed techniques, provide high-quality legal services to clients in all aspects of representation, from interviewing to litigation.
- Represent clients in state and federal court cases and administrative proceedings.
- Handle a full caseload of varying complexity.
- Prepare materials and conduct community-focused presentations on the many areas of law we cover, including safety planning.
- Actively collaborate with staff and leadership to support community investment, engagement, in a climate that is culturally relevant, restorative, and collaborative.
- Maintain client files and track and record additional activities and data as requested.
- Engage in and develop material for outreach, training, and technical assistance as requested.
- Support the mission of the agency through active engagement, participation, and leadership opportunities.
- Identify and bring to supervisor’s attention, systemic issues affecting client population served.
- Provide consultation and support to agency staff in area of specialization.
- Supervise law students, paralegals, and volunteers as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**

- Law Degree and admission to Illinois Bar required. OR admission to another state with ability to obtain admission in Illinois. OR sat for July 2023 Bar in Illinois and are awaiting results.
- Employment with MFS requires proof of vaccination or an approved Medical exemption, required.
- Knowledge and experience in immigration law strongly preferred.
- Must have ability to travel throughout the city of Chicago to perform essential job functions.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Highly developed work management skills.
- Must be able to work independently.
- Must be able to respond to large numbers of clients in a professional and empathetic manner.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.
- Ability to learn and use technology and software programs used by LAS.
- Fluency in second language beyond English, strongly preferred.
- While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.
- The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.
- The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

**Salary**

Compensation is commensurate with years of related experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications. The average salary for the position is $62,905.

**Benefits**

Metropolitan Family Services offers a very generous benefits packet to our professionals:

- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medical Coverage: HMO, Traditional PPO, or PPO w/ HSA contributions.
- Dental and Vision Insurance Options
- 12 paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401K Plan
- Training and Professional Development Plan with E- Learning
- Wellness Initiative Program
- Employee Assistance Network

**Immigration Staff Attorney - Individual Rights & Social Justice**

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, and to thrive. Since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. We are now hiring a full-time Staff Attorney to join the Individual Rights & Social Justice Practice Group in our Legal Aid Society team!

**Job Responsibilities**

- Using client-centered trauma-informed techniques, provide high-quality legal services to clients in all aspects of representation, from interviewing to litigation.
- Represent clients in state and federal court cases and administrative proceedings.
- Handle a full caseload of varying complexity.
- Prepare materials and conduct community-focused presentations on the many areas of law we cover, including safety planning.
- Actively collaborate with staff and leadership to support community investment, engagement, in a climate that is culturally relevant, restorative, and collaborative.
- Maintain client files and track and record additional activities and data as requested.
- Engage in and develop material for outreach, training, and technical assistance as requested.
- Support the mission of the agency through active engagement, participation, and leadership opportunities.
- Identify and bring to supervisor’s attention, systemic issues affecting client population served.
- Provide consultation and support to agency staff in area of specialization.
- Supervise law students, paralegals, and volunteers as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**

- Law Degree and admission to Illinois Bar required. OR admission to another state with ability to obtain admission in Illinois. OR sat for July 20

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medical Coverage HMO, Traditional PPO, or PPO w/ HSA contributions; Dental and Vision Insurance Options; 12 paid Holidays; Paid Time Off (PTO); 401K Plan; Training and Professional Development Plan with E- Learning; Wellness Initiative Program; Employee Assistance Network

Bilingual Spanish

PowerPoint, Excel, Verbal and Written Communication, Interpersonal Skills, Organizational Skills, Bilingual Spanish, Analytical Skills, Word

Juris Doctor

Please submit cover letter and resume

Qualification and Experience Juris Doctor

Legal